Category: Game Review
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Day 201: Metroid Fusion Review
What an odd little game this is. After roughly ten years of silence in the Metroid series, Nintendo came back with not one but two new titles in the series (funny how history sort of repeated itself, isn’t it?). Those titles being the first 3D game in the series: the first-person Metroid Prime (we’ll get to that…
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Day 194: Super Metroid Review
It’s time for another Metroid review, I suppose. And that means I get to talk about the best game in the series: Super Metroid. Super Metroid is, at least in my opinion, one of the best games on the SNES, if not the best. It is the peak of two dimensional Metroid gameplay, the story wraps up…
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Day 179: Metroid 2: Return of Samus Review
After finishing the original NES version of Metroid 1, I swiftly moved onto the Gameboy follow up: Metroid 2: Return of Samus. Why not the 3DS remake? Because that one is different enough from the original to warrant it’s own analysis. Metroid 2 surprisingly does hold up when compared to Metroid 1. It’s still clunky…
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Day 174: Metroid 1 (NES Version) Review
Last night, in a sleep-deprived stupor, I decided to scroll through my collection of classic retro games and spend the night playing through one, much like my father did in his youth. And just like my father, I settled on an NES sci-fi adventure that has been part of my life for as long as…
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Day 173: Shovel Knight Review
With the King of Cards and Showdown expansions coming out this week, I figured now would be a good time to reflect on the three prior campaigns of Shovel Knight. I love this game. Each level is challenging, full of charm, and a ton of fun to play. Every boss is memorable, with the perfect blend of…
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